Alexandre Zajac

About

Tell me about the last time you felt growing as a software engineer. Really. 𝙽𝚞𝚕𝚕𝙿𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝙴𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗? Here's why: We all face information overload as software engineers. There's too much content and too little time. You have to stay relevant, but it's hard. Right now, you're either working or taking a break. You are hoping to get a dopamine shot from scrolling your feed. You can find: 💡 A practical tip to implement 📚 An inspirational quote 😆 Something funny And then what? → Scroll past it? → Forward it blindly to a friend? → Forget about it in the bookmarks? The harsh truth: nothing. What you consume passively doesn't make you learn. How do I know? It was the same for me for years. How do you stay updated with AI, stay relevant in the job market, and continuously grow? That's the problem I set out to solve with Hungry Minds - a free weekly newsletter to help software engineers learn and stay updated, without the noise. I'm doing that by: 1. Writing to you daily on LinkedIn to 40K+ followers and over 5M impressions last year 2. Compressing 1 week of software deep dives and trends in 1 free newsletter issue 3. Sharing my thoughts and learnings being promoted to SDE II in 1.5y at Amazon If that sounds interesting, check out Hungry Minds or DM me! I'm always down for a chat. Save 50+ hours of your week here: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀.𝗱𝗲𝘃 (6K+ engineers from startups to big tech are reading already) DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer. My career background: I'm currently an L5 software engineer at Amazon in Madrid, working on core Search CX and Personalization. In 2022/2023, I delivered 2 successful billion-scale projects with multiple teams across different time zones. I have worked with multiple code languages (although this doesn't make a difference), and with tech stack in the lines of AWS CDK, React applications, scheduling systems, backends with GraphQL, and simple AI applications. My education background: - I finished a Master's in Machine Learning and AI with l'Ecole Polytechnique and IPP - I completed a Master's in Computer Science and Data Science with ESILV Paris - I got a Master's in business development and marketing with EMLV Paris